YULEE, FL, USA
N2045H
Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C
THE PLT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE ACFT ENTERED A 'RIGHT TURN' AFTER IT HAD CLIMBED APPX 25 FT ABOVE THE RWY. REPORTEDLY, FULL CONTROL INPUTS TO THE LEFT FAILED TO CORRECT THE RIGHT BANK. WHEN THE PLT SAW THE ACFT HEADING FOR TREES TO THE RIGHT, HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE. HOWEVER, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TREES. A POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE FLT CONTROLS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT PROBLEM. THE ACFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 67 LBS OVER ITS MAX ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE PLT DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO FLY THE ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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